Thanks guys, the kind words are encouraging. I had just finished the last of the small details on the truck an hour before loading it in the trailer. I had not even started it yet with the turbo system. Had I decided to run, it might have been a little embarrassing if it didn't start. Mainly it was the last race of the season and I needed to be sure it would pass tech.

I hope to have a better product next spring by doing some chassis dyno tuning. I will certainly post some videos of that. This engine is the same block with the cast Tarus pistons, Chevy 6 cyl. rods and the de-stroked 239 crank. The cam has been replaced with a much milder version. The lobe separation is now up to 114*, the duration for the intake is 254* and the exhaust is 267* @ .050" lift and the total lift is still relatively high at .556". Tim has ported some 471 heads with a little less compression than the ECZ-G's on the original engine.

I had a previous post showing the engine running without the turbo and I set the timing at 20* BTDC to start the turbo tune. It ran OK, but the hp must have been down a bit.

After setting up the turbo system, I switched to a turbo specific carb from Quick Fuel Technologies. The carb size and initial jets were selected by their tech help. I closed the gap to .035" on some Autolite 124 plugs, and added new Ford Racing wires, rotor and the larger cap. I set the waste gate spring at 5lbs and the waste gate remote controller at 0. I then filled the fuel cell with 110 octane and loaded it on the trailer.

At El Mirage I met with Cliff Williamson. He has been a long time moral supporter for me and after tech he said it sure would be nice to hear it run. Well with great hesitation, I reached over and turned the ignition switch on along with the supporting switches to pump fuel, circulate water, etc. and I pushed the starter button......... Wham! it started like it knew what it was doing and I gave a big sigh of relief. Sometimes you just get a little lucky.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Not to worry, Cliff wouda had some kind of Joke if it hadn't. I've talked to him on the phone, neat guy.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

A little luck and a lot of knowledge and meticulous preparation... Good Job!!!

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

One of these days I'm going to have to get out there and watch you guys in action...

Hey, if one of the Mod's is reading this I get the Yellow Error page when I try to edit my post. Also the icons for adding a link or picture are missing.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

Blessed again with a picture in the 2014 SCTA Bonneville and El Mirage rule book. This picture heads up the modified mini-pickup rules section.





There are no captions for these pictures to identify the race team or drive train. I guess we will have to wait for the hood to be raised to see the reaction to the Y-Block.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Looks good Charlie, it would be cool to get a picture of the new truck alongside the "Brick"!

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Thanks Glenn, yeah, that would be a great idea. The "Brick" and the "Mini-Me", I mean the "Mini-Brick".

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Very cool being the class representative in the rule book congrats!

I would also like to see a side by side and front & back photo shoot when you get time.

Are you getting any rain yet?

Best Regards

Doug T

The Highlands, Louisville, Ky.

Good job Charlie! Nice to see they put Brian G's Honda on the cover since it is no more.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Chassis dyno today, sorry no pictures or videos.  It was just me and the technician.  Just one run with the pre-set tune that I somehow got pretty close.  No such thing as too much power, right?  Wrong, I was hoping to cap it at 340 rear wheel hp to give it about 400hp at the flywheel.  Actual numbers at the rear wheel were 377 hp and 449 ft lbs torque.  Not bad for 258 cu. in., however, the internals are the same as the brick and I hope they stay together for a few of runs.  Tim is currently assembling the 339 stroker with all the great stuff inside.  We will let that one rip.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com